Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Belgium entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with Vanessa Chinitor and "Like The Wind". The song was selected to represent Belgium at the contest by winning the Belgium national final Eurosong '99.
Before Eurovision
Eurosong '99
Eurosong '99 was held between 7 February and 28 February 1999. Three semi-finals were held for the contest, where the winner of each semi-final, as well as the highest scoring runner-up over all three semi-finals, qualified to the final, where they were joined by four more songs, internally selected by the Belgian broadcaster, Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep. The results of the semi-finals and final were determined through the votes of five juries: a three-member expert jury ; juries from two Belgian radio stations: Radio 2 and Radio Donna; a Eurojury consisting of European expats living in Belgium, along with the votes of televoting. The televote counted for 1/5 of the overall vote, with the other four juries counting for 4/5.Each of the three semi-finals and the final were held at the VRT TV Studios in Schelle, with all four shows hosted by Bart Peeters.
Competing entries
Artists and songwriters were able to submit their song entries from 1 November until 15 December 1998. From all 199 songs submitted to VRT, 21 songs were selected for the national final. VRT also invited composers to participate, with 4 songs being selected as pre-qualified finalists. The selected entries were announced on 12 January 1999.| Artist | Song | Composer | Selection |
| Alana Dante | "Get Ready For The Sunsand" | Peter Neefs | Open submission |
| Belle Perez | "Hello World" | Belle Perez, Patrick Renier, Jim Soulier | Open submission |
| Bjorn & Joeri | "Je doet wat je doet" | Johan de Backer | Open submission |
| Davy Gilles | "Waar ben jij" | Davy Gilles | Open submission |
| Dominic | "Tonight Is The Night" | Phil Francins, Luc Smets | Open submission |
| Fé | "Love Me" | A. Larson, Alain Vande Putte, Filip Martens | Open submission |
| Frank Galan | "Dame tu vida" | Luigi Bongiovani, Alexander Pascal, Christille, Frank Galan | Open submission |
| K3 | "Heyah Mama!" | Miguel Wiels, Alain Vande Putte, Peter Gillis | Open submission |
| Laurena | "Diamond In Heaven" | Peter Keereman | Open submission |
| Margriet Hermans | "Ik vaar met je mee" | Margriet Hermans, Luigi Bongiovani | Open submission |
| Martine Foubert | "Come To Me" | Marc Paelinck | Open submission |
| Matadi | "Wo-Y-Yè" | Jacky De Munck | Open submission |
| Matiz | "Negentien" | Marc Corrijn, Koen de Beir | Open submission |
| Medusa | "Into My Life" | Stefan Wuyts | Invited by VRT |
| Nadia | "I'm In Heaven" | Mike Egan, Paul Vermeulen, Lou Roman | Open submission |
| Natural High | "Finally" | Marc Paelinck | Invited by VRT |
| Petra | "Diep in mijn huid" | Miguel Wiels, Alain Vande Putte, Peter Gillis | Invited by VRT |
| Piece of Cake | "Do It Again" | Collin Pildidch, Luc Smets | Open submission |
| Ricky Fleming | "Door jou" | Patrick Feustel, Wim Claes | Open submission |
| Sarah | "He's The One" | Mark Vanhie | Invited by VRT |
| Splinter | "Als schepen verwelken" | Hedwig Demesmaeker, Frank Truyen | Open submission |
| Vanessa Chinitor | "Like The Wind" | Emma Philippa-Hjälmås, Wim Claes, Ilia Beyers, John Terra | Open submission |
| Voice Male | "This Is My Life" | Marc Paelinck | Open submission |
| Wendy Fierce | "Never Give Up" | Fonny Dewulf | Open submission |
| Yves Segers | "Recht vooruit" | Yves Segers | Open submission |
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final was held on 7 February 1999. Vanessa Chinitor won the semi-final, receiving 36 points for her song "Like The Wind".Semi-final 2
The second semi-final was held on 14 February 1999. Wendy Fierce won this semi-final with "Never Give Up", receiving 45 points. Runners-up Voice Male also qualified as the highest scoring runner-up, having received 32 points for their song "This Is My Life".Semi-final 3
The final semi-final was held on 21 February 1999. Alana Dante was the final winner, receiving 32 points for her performance of "Get Ready For The Sunsand".Final
The final was held on 28 February 1999. Eight songs competed, including the four qualifiers from the semi-finals: Vanessa Chinitor; Wendy Fierce; Alana Dante and Voice Male, as well as the four internally selected songs: Natural High; Medusa; Petra and Sarah.The winner of the contest was Vanessa Chinitor with "Like The Wind", which would go on to represent Belgium at the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest in Jerusalem, Israel.